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OAS accession Detail for 0191717, meta_version: 3. Current meta_version is: 5
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accessions_id: 0191717
Title: Oceanographic data observed by research institutes in Japan from 1994-01-06 to 2016-01-27 (NCEI Accession 0191717)
Abstract: This dataset contains oceanographic data observed by research institutes in Japan, as part of IODE activities promoted by IOC/UNESCO.

Data Information
OSD 4,392 stations (1994-2016)
XBT 2,074 stations (2012-2015)
CTD 1,718 stations (2000, 2009, 2010, 2012-2015)
XCTD 967 stations (2012-2015)
STD 12 stations (2015)
Date received: 20180427
Start date: 19940106
End date: 20160127
Seanames: Arctic Ocean, Beaufort Sea, Bering Sea, Bismarck Sea, Chukchi Sea, Coral Sea, East China Sea (Tung Hai), Indian Ocean, Japan Sea, Mozambique Channel, North Pacific Ocean, Northwestern Passages, Philippine Sea, Sea of Okhotsk, South Atlantic Ocean, Southern Ocean, South Pacific Ocean, Tasman Sea
West boundary: -47.39
East boundary: -66.128
North boundary: 79.189
South boundary: -68.057
Observation types: physical, profile
Instrument types: bathythermograph - XBT, CTD, Niskin bottle, XCTD
Datatypes: cloud amount/frequency, cloud type, CURRENT DIRECTION, CURRENT SPEED, SWELL DIRECTION, VISIBILITY, WATER TEMPERATURE
Submitter: Yabuki, Tetsuichiro
Submitting institution: Japan Oceanographic Data Center
Collecting institutions: Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Japan Coast Guard, Japan Coast Guard; Hydrographic Division, Japan Meteorological Agency; Marine Division, National Institute of Polar Research
Contributing projects: JARE
Platforms: Kairei (49ZR), KAIYO (49F5), Kaiyo (49Q2), Kaiyo (49XK), KEIFU MARU (49UF), KUWANO (49GK), MEIYO (49GQ), MIRAI (49NZ), Ryofu Maru (49UP), SHOYO (49U7), SOYA (49SB), TAKUYO (49TK), UMITAKA MARU (49Z5), WAKASA (49BZ)
Number of observations: 9163
Supplementary information:
Availability date: 20190730
Metadata version: 3
Keydate: 2019-07-18 19:07:09+00
Editdate: 2025-04-18 12:39:06+00